Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
Title Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme PDF eBook
Author Frank McGuinness
Publisher Samuel French, Inc.
Pages 86
Release 2004
Genre Drama
ISBN 9780573629587

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Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme was revived by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 1994 as part of an acknowledgement of the peace process. The production was subsequently taken to the Edinburgh Festival in 1995 and opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Barbican Theatre, London, in March 1996.

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
Title Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme PDF eBook
Author Frank McGuinness
Publisher Faber & Faber
Pages 107
Release 2013-04-04
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 0571300960

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'This powerful and subtle play . . . follows the experience of eight men who volunteer to serve in the 36th (Ulster) Division at the beginning of the First World War. It reaches a climax at the start of the terrible battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916, the actual anniversary of the battle of the Boyne in 1690. The Somme, where the Ulster Division suffered heavy casualties, has, like the Boyne, come to have a sacred place in the Loyalist Protestant mind. It marks the Union sealed with blood. It stands for the ultimate test of Ulster's loyalty; a blood-sacrifice to match any made by Irish nationalists.' Times Literary Supplement Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme was revived by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1994 as part of an acknowledgement of the peace process. The production was subsequently taken to the Edinburgh Festival in 1995 and opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Barbican Theatre, London, in March 1996.

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
Title Someone Who'll Watch Over Me PDF eBook
Author Frank McGuinness
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 85
Release 1992
Genre Drama
ISBN 0571168043

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There was once an Englishman, an Irishman and an American - locked up together in a cell in the Middle East. As victims of political action, powerless to initiate change, what can they do, how do they pass the time, and how do they survive? This play investigates.

The Factory Girls

The Factory Girls
Title The Factory Girls PDF eBook
Author Frank McGuinness
Publisher
Pages 45
Release 1982
Genre
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Greta Garbo Came to Donegal

Greta Garbo Came to Donegal
Title Greta Garbo Came to Donegal PDF eBook
Author Frank McGuinness
Publisher Faber & Faber
Pages 117
Release 2010-03-04
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 0571260012

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In the summer of 1967 Greta Garbo comes to Donegal. Ireland is on the verge of violent change. Two couples are on the verge of parting. A woman tries to save her family, while a girl tries to save her future. Seemingly above it all is the loveliest and loneliest of all women, the great Garbo. But when the gods arrive, they can cause havoc, not least to themselves, as the divine Greta is to learn. Frank McGuinness's Greta Garbo Came to Donegal premiered at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in January, 2010.

The Theatre of Frank McGuinness

The Theatre of Frank McGuinness
Title The Theatre of Frank McGuinness PDF eBook
Author Helen Lojek
Publisher Peter Lang
Pages 216
Release 2002
Genre Drama
ISBN 9781904505013

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The first edited collection of essays about internationally renowned Irish playwright Frank McGuinness focuses on both performance and text. Interpreters come to diverse conclusions, creating a vigorous dialogue that enriches understanding and reflects a strong consensus about the value of McGuinness's complex work. REVIEWS ". . . a fascinating and diverse collection of reactions to the work of Frank McGuinness". Reviewed by : Patrick Mason ". . . Frank McGuinness's drama in its richness and variety calls out for what this collection of essays supplies: A multi-authored volume by both practitioners and academics.....thoughtful, stimulating collection". Reviewed by : Anthony Roche "The diversity of the playwright's work is well matched in the collection by the scale of the different approaches the authors of the essays and talks take...I recommend the book especially to those who McGuinness difficult, but all readers are likely to put it down enriched and with a reformed view of drama and theatre in general" Reviewed by : Maria Kurdi, Drama League Magazine of Ireland, Spring 2004

The Hanging Gardens

The Hanging Gardens
Title The Hanging Gardens PDF eBook
Author Frank McGuinness
Publisher
Pages 80
Release 2013
Genre
ISBN 9780571278275

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Now we have a family, a rivalry, a purpose. A writer and his wife sit together in their garden. They are surrounded by a lifetime's work; their home, their gardens and their children. Rachel wants to be congratulated on her pregnancy, Maurice is struggling for his father's acceptance and Charlie needs his sacrifices to be acknowledged. A crisis has drawn this family together but their honesty may pull them apart. The Hanging Gardens by Frank McGuinness premiered at the Abbey Theatre in October 2013 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.